PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Munoz (ranked 1904 p4p, 2409 weight class) and Tevita Maui (ranked 207 p4p, 267 weight class). Maui has chosen Turn Down For What as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Munoz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Munoz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Munoz
vs
Maui

180 cm
29
261
12 - 8 - 0

200 cm
29
270
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tevita Maui!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Johnny Munoz has been cut.
Maui is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Munoz.
Maui looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Maui catches Munoz napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Munoz to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Munoz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Maui can't keep his opponent in guard - Munoz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maui with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Munoz is trying to control the action in half guard but Maui is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Munoz lands a nice short elbow.
Munoz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Maui!
Munoz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Munoz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maui can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

It looks like Tevita Maui has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Munoz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maui taking shots to the head.
Munoz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That has opened up Tevita Maui's cut even more.
Munoz breaks from Maui's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Tevita Maui's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tevita Maui's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Munoz!
Tevita Maui was interviewed post fight and said 'Great fight.'.